Hose-supporter.



W. A. SIMMONS.

HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. 1918.

1,287,475, Patentd D6010, 191s.

ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. SIMMONS. OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Application filed February 4. 1918, Serial No. 215,243.

7 '0 all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM A. SIMMONS a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improve useful improvements in hose supporters and has for its special object the construction of a hose supporter formed out of a continuous piece of elastic, the same being spaced apart and adjustable so as to distribute the pressure on the limb of the wearer when the supporter is in use. Another special object of my improvement is the provision of a clasp which is easily fastened and unfastened and when in use the same will not rub the limb of the wearer.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the supporter in a drawn or stretched out position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one of the stays connecting the elastic together.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the latch plate.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the look I plate.

Fig. 6 is a section showing the engagement between the lock and latch plate.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a pad or covering for the latch plate, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the elastic illustrating the idea that both elastics are formed out of one continuous elastic piece.

Referring to the drawings, 9 indicates the elastic webbing which is one continuous piece of elastic the ends thereof being secured together by means of a friction buckle 10.

By means of this friction buckle, the clastic may be adjusted as desired. 11 indicates the latch plate which I employ in carrying out my invention and which is one of the essential features thereof. The latch plate is stamped or otherwise formed and is provided with elongated openings 12 and 13, and with a diagonally formed opening 1 1, and with an opening 15 which opening is adapted to receive the tongue of the fastener or look as will be more fully herein described. The latch plate is slightly concaved or rounded in the rear and when in tened.

use covered with a pad or covering 16. This pad or covering is made out of any soft or pliable material and is provided with slots 17 by means of which it is applied to the latch plate;

18 indicates the hose clasp or. fastener which is secured to the latch plate 11 by means of webbing 19. One end of the webbing is inserted through the opening 13 and passes through the opening 12 in the rear of the plate 11, then over the portion of the plate above the opening 12, then through both openings 17 of the pad, and then returns through the opening 13. This webbing answers as a. means for adjusting the hose clasp and also forms an additional padding in the rear of the latch plate.

By means of this webbing 19 the clasp 18 is not only secured to the plate 11, but also the pad 16 is secured to the plate in the rear of the plate. 20 and 21 indicate loops for holding the elastic webbing 9 spaced apart as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. As shown these loops are adjustable on the elastic, but if it is desired they may be stitched or secured thereto, or in place of these loops any device may be used for spacing the elastic webbing apart so that the same bears at different positions on the limb ofthe wearer. Then again, if one portion of the elastic should work down out of position, the probabilities are that the other will hold the supporter in the proper position.

The idea of forming the band which encircles the limb of the wearer out of one continuous piece of material and spacing the same as illustrated, affordsmany advantages. It is cheaper in construction and distributes the pressure on the limb, and embraces the limb in two places, the elastic can be made lighter, and the pressure on the limb is practically not felt.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated. the fastening or locking device, which comprises a plate 22 in which are formed parallel openings 23, and with a tongue 24. The tongue 24 is offset relative to the plate so as to form a shoulder25, and is provided with a slightly bent end 26, which when the tongue has been inserted through the opening 15 lies against the rear face of the latch plate 11. When the tongue 24 has been inserted through the opening 15 the shoulder 25 will rest against and engage the walls of the opening 15 and will thus prevent it from becoming unfas- It is understood that while the tongue is in this position there is a tension exerted on the plate 22 by means of the elastic webbing 9.

In practice one end of the elastic web 9, after being passed through the lower loops of the stays 20 and 21, is inserted through the diagonal opening 14, andis then passed through the upper loops of said stays, and is then connected to its opposite end by means of the friction buckle 10. In Fig. 8 I have illustrated this webbing in perspective, the short bends indicating where the same is located in the diagonal opening 14: and the openings 23 of the plate 22.

When the supporter has been applied it will occupy the position illustrated in Fig. 1, wherein it will be seenthat the elastic webbing 9 extending from the plate is spaced apart throughout its length for the purposes previously pointed out. Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a hose supporter, a plate provided with slots and a locking opening, a pad provided With openings, a webbing located in the openings of the plate and of the pad, a clasp secured to the webbing, a continuous piece of elastic located in one of the openings of the plate adapted to encircle the limb of the wearer twice, the parts of said meant e elastic being spaced apartthroughout its length, and a locking tongue carried by said elastic.

2. A hose supporter comprising a latch plate, a pad secured thereto, a hose clasp I carried thereby, an elastic webbing carried by said latch plate adapted to encircle the limb of the wearer twice, the parts of said webbing being spaced apart throughout its entire length, loops mounted on said webbing, and a locking tongue carried by the same and adapted to be connected with the latch plate.

3. A hose supporter comprising a latch plate, a hose clasp carried thereby, an elastic webbing carried by said latch plate adapted to encircle the limb of thewearer twice, the parts of said webbing being spaced apart throughout its length, means carried by the and a locking tongue carried by said web- C. A. LESHE.

webbing for spacing the parts thereof apart, 

